Graduation - UPDATE

ARFF Recruit course #74 (also known as the Hellbender Squadron) graduated on Friday. It was a great feeling knowing that all the guys I started with made it through the course. I have to say that of all the courses I have done, or think I will do, this one will rate as the most memorable by a very large margin. I have made some really cool friends that are now all over Australia.

I start real work on Sunday which I am sure will be an adventure in itself.

Well here are the boys all dressed up with the silver axe Tony in the middle.

I hope everyone has a good first day at their stations and I look forward to seeing you all at the 1 year reunion.

Recruit Fireman Brad - OUT.

Doin’ it for the kids

On Friday we finished the last part of our vehicle operations stuff. We got to use the dry chemical powder extinguisher that is on the trucks. The extinguishers are similar to the ones you see hanging on the wall, but a 225 kilo version.

We knocked off a bit early at the end of the day and went to the airport terminals to do a bit of fund raising for the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal. We did a good job of harassing the Easter masses for change and giving the kids Easter eggs (even if their parents didn’t approve).

This guy wasn’t giving us anything – I believe his facial expression is described as ‘nonplussed’.

High fives all round – is there anything firemen can’t do?


3 more days of the course then it is graduation day and party time.